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4 6 7 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 26 • June 1-14, 2020 Features b S.H.E. from page 25 b “I never knew there were so many women drivers. It’s so rewarding seeing the women accomplish their goals and being a part of that,” she continued. “The goal was to encourage women to be proud of the industry they’re in, be proud of the career they chose.” Moore said that when she first started driving professionally, she noticed that the few women drivers she saw were rarely smiling “I guess they were just so busy that they didn’t have time to smile,” she said. “And now you see them smiling, you see them happy.” Earlier this year, Moore took the next step in her career: She purchased a 2005 Freightliner Century and started learning the ins and outs of being an owner-operator. While she said she is still “learning the ropes,” she is also enjoying the responsibilities involved in being a truck owner. Moore said showing her newly purchased truck to her father resulted in what was for her a defining moment in her relationship with her father. “For the very first time in my life, at 36 years old, he said, ‘I’m proud of you,’” she said, with a catch in her voice. “The very first time in my life. No matter how many accomplishments and awards I’ve got, no matter how many women I’ve inspired — none of it mattered to me as much as those words.” When Crutcher talks about his daughter, pride is evident in his voice. “That girl, she superseded me! She’s got her own truck and she’s doing good. That’s awesome when you can get your own truck,” he said. “Sharae is passionate. She tries to help other women. She’s helping people for real,” he continued. For Crutcher, who has been a driver for about a decade, the road to a career in trucking was markedly different from Moore’s. “I have a felony,” he said matter-of-factly. “You’re talking to a former crack-head and drunk.” Crutcher, who said he has not smoked crack or drunk alcohol since 1988, served 17 years for a felony conviction. “God took the desire for the taste (of alcohol) away from me,” he said. “My momma had the whole church praying for me.” While in prison, Crutcher said, he started reading books and learning. “I had to learn who I was, and I got around some good people,” he said, adding that he was incarcerated for most of his daughter’s youth. After being released from prison in 2007, Crutcher started a lawn-care business and set about rebuilding his life. It was his sister, however, that helped pave the way to a career that Crutcher said still sometimes feels like a dream. “My sister got me this grant for (trucking school) at Chattanooga State, and I got my CDL,” he said. “She blessed me. I found out I love it out here.” While attending driver-training classes, Crutcher said he continued to operate his lawn-care business and held down a second full-time job. He was sometimes so weary that he’d catch a quick nap in the back of the class truck. It was all worth it in the end, he said, as he discovered a true love for driving and traveling the U.S. “I thank God every day that I’m out here. Sometimes I can’t even believe I’m out here,” he said with a chuckle. “I’ve been locked up before, so this is a blessing. It sure is a blessing for me to be out here. I like seeing the country at 70 mph. “I thank God for the little stuff,” he continued. “I get excited over little stuff — just going out to different states or going to Walmart. God blessed me.” Crutcher said he is usually on the road six days a week. In fact, as he visited with The Trucker on the phone, he was on the road, hauling a 53-foot dry van filled with 45,000 pounds of General Motors products. The previous trip, he said, he delivered a truckload of medical-grade face masks. “They treat that stuff like gold!” he said. Crutcher said he also enjoys having the freedom to relax at his home, which he inherited from his mother after she died a little more than a year ago. “She was my best friend,” he said wistfully. “She blessed me with the house,” he added. “It’s a three-bedroom home with a deck and a patio. I love that deck.” Like Moore, Crutcher works to make a positive impact on the lives of others, especially those who are re-entering the work force after taking a “wrong turn” in life or after being incarcerated. “I’m always talking to people (about how trucking changed my life), people that have felonies and the downtrodden,” he said. “I say, ‘You need to come on out here with me! I was worse than all of y’all.’ “I’ve seen a couple of guys get their CDL,” he continued. “One of them messed THETRUCKER.COM Courtesy: Sharae Moore Both professional truck drivers, Sharae Moore and her father, Carlos Crutcher, say they have a mission of helping others change their lives for the better. up, started back drinking. I told him, ‘You can’t be drinking out here; you’ll kill someone.’ I mean, you see wrecks out here all the time, every day.” Moore said that she and her father both hope to inspire others to change their lives for the better, and that she sees Crutcher’s accomplishments as an example of success against adversity. “People need to know they have options; that your current situation doesn’t have to be your end result. You CAN change. You CAN make a difference. You CAN overcome,” she said. “I think that’s important for people to know. I see it in my family. The dad that I knew years ago is not the same person that we know now. And he’s proud to drive that truck. He loves it. It changed him completely.” 8 ALL THINGS TRUCKING News Gears Reviews Demos Rig Report How-to’s Trade Shows @truckbossshow
THETRUCKER.COM Cliff Abbott cliffa@thetruckermedia.com Some people enjoy helping others, and some people make a career out of it. Emily Soloby most definitely belongs in the “career” category. For her efforts and her achievements, she was selected as the May 2020 Women In Trucking (WIT) Member of the Month. Soloby is co-owner of AAA School of Trucking, which has locations in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She is also founder and CEO of Juno Jones Shoes, a start-up that markets footwear for women who work in nontraditional industries. A graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, Soloby’s educational studies changed as she defined her career goals. “I worked helping women filing for court orders for protection,” she told The Trucker. “I wanted to help, so I went to law school.” After law school, she began working for a The The Trucker Trucker Crossword Puzzle 1 Interstate Cities Between 7 4 2 nonprofit legal-services firm, helping low-income clients. Her personal involvement with clients, although gratifying, took a personal toll. “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to do it forever because of the intensity of the work,” she said. “I decided to go back to graduate school.” That’s where she met her husband, Ryan. When a relative who founded the AAA School of Trucking decided to retire, Emily and Ryan jumped at the opportunity to take over the business. “We’re both very entrepreneurial, so we went for it,” she explained. While Ryan runs the day-to-day operations of the school, Emily puts her legal expertise to work. “One of the things we love about it is working with funding organizations to get students who need a hand up, maybe for occupational rehab or job training,” she said. The school’s website lists funding sources for the unemployed, job fields training, veterans 6 5 3 Features June 1-14, 2020 • 27 Passion and purpose: Emily Soloby makes a career out of assisting, supporting women Name that town and vocational rehabilitation among the sources available. The school also offers in-house financing to qualified individuals. Emily estimates that 10% to 15% of the school’s graduating students are female. The director of the Harrisburg campus is female as well. While performing her duties, Emily Soloby found that she often had to change her footwear to prepare for the different environments she encountered. The shoes she wore to a business meeting, for example, were not appropriate for a job-site visit or a ride-along with a CDL student. Realizing that other women working in nontraditional roles must have similar experiences, she determined that a new shoe design was needed. She consulted with fashion experts on the design and initiated a funding campaign to raise capital to start Juno Jones Shoes. The results were enthusiastic. See Passion on p28 m A C C E S S O R I E S Courtesy: Emily Soloby Emily Soloby is co-owner of AAA School of Trucking, which has two locations in Pennsylvania. Shop 24/7 Online @ BigRigTruck.com “We’re With you for the long haul” 8 9 10 12 20 13 Across 4 I-75, north ACROSS of Flint, south of 4. I-75, north Sault of Ste. Flint Marie and south (2 wds) of Sault 6 Ste. Closer Marie to Memphis (2 wds) than Nashville on I-40 6. I-40, 7 closer Closer to to Memphis Texarkana than than Nashville 7. I-30, closer Little to Rock, Texarkana I-30 than Little Rock 9. I-25, 9 closer I-25, closer to Colorado to Colorado Springs than Springs than New Mexico New state Mexico line state line 10. I-26, 10 I-26 between between Bristol Bristol and Spartanburg and 11. I-90/I-15 Spartanburg interchange in Montana 11 I-90/I-15 Interchange, 12. I-35 between Montana Dallas-Fort Worth and 12 Austin I-35 between DFW and 16. I-89, Austin Canada to Montpelier 18. I-10, 16 Canada between to Beaumont Montpelier, and I-89 18 I-10, between Beaumont Lafayette and Lafayette (2 wds) 20. I-76, 20 I-76 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh to Cleveland to Cleveland 21 I-8, San Diego to Yuma (2 wds) 22 Des Moines to Lincoln, I-80 AMARILLO BURLINGTON ASHEVILLE BUTTE ATLANTA DAYTON AUGUSTA ELCENTRO BANGOR EUREKA BAYCITY HOPE BELLINGHAM HUNTINGTON 21 17 16 14 15 18 22 11 WORD BANK 19 Down 121. I-8, I-70/I-135 San Diego Interchange to Yuma west (2 wds) 22. I-80, of Topeka Des Moines to Lincoln 2 I-75, Florida state line to Ocala DOWN 31. I-70/I-35 I-95 between interchange Augusta west and of Topeka 2. I-75, Houlton Florida state line to Ocala (2 wds) 5 I-81 Syracuse to Quebec 8 3. I-95, I-5 between between Seattle Augusta and and Houlton 5. I-81, Canada Syracuse to Quebec 13 8. I-5, I-40 between Between Seattle the east and and Canada 13. 1-40, west Texas between state the lines east and west 14 On state West Virginia-Kentucky Texas state lines state line, 14. I-64, on state line between West 15 On the Virginia road from and Kentucky Reno to 15. I-80, Eldo between Reno and Elko 17 Indianapolis to Columbus, 17. I-70, Indianapolis to Columbus 19. 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